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One of the University’s newest sports venues,
Vanderbilt Soccer Stadium offers
a place for 2,400 fans to cheer on the Commodore
men’s soccer, women’s soccer and
women’s lacrosse teams. The $2-million facility
was completed in 2002. • If your only experience
with Commodore baseball was at
McGugin Field, which served as baseball’s
home field for 76 years, you’re in for a treat.
Hawkins Field, now in its second season, is
one of the finest college baseball parks in the
country. Hawkins Field offers a classic baseball-park
atmosphere coupled with a modern
design that includes 1,500 chair-back
seats. • Vanderbilt Stadium, the Commodores’
football home since 1981, has undergone a
recent renovation, including a new $1-million
natural-grass field. • Crowds still go wild
at Memorial Gymnasium, home of Vanderbilt’s
top-ranked men’s and women’s basketball
teams. In 2002 a $25-million renovation
was completed. • The Vanderbilt Track and
Field Complex, which opened last April, features
one of only two Mondo track surfaces
in the Southeastern Conference. The com-
Hawkins Field
plex debuted with the Vanderbilt Invitational,
where a number of NCAA-qualifying marks
and team records were set. • For varsity tennis,
the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center
is one of the finest college tennis facilities
in the country and was host to the women’s
NCAA Regional Tournament in 1997, 1999,
2000, 2001 and 2002.
For information about events and schedules,
call the Vanderbilt Athletic Department at
615/322-4727 or visit www.vucommodores.com.
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